history · 07 June 1942 · 82 years ago
Japanese troops occupied Kiska, Aleutian Islands, US Territory of Alaska. On the same day, the American newspaper Chicago Tribune reported the Battle of Midway victory, hinting that the US Navy had knowledge of Japanese strengths prior to the engagement; this would later, in Aug 1942, trigger a Federal investigation.
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